voluntary

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. (military) a person who freely enlists for service
• Syn:
volunteer, military volunteer
• Ant:
draftee (for: volunteer)
• Derivationally related forms:
volunteer
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
2. composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
• Hypernyms:
solo
• Hyponyms:
postlude

II - adjective

1. of your own free will or design;
done by choice;
not forced or compelled (Freq. 1)
- man is a voluntary agent
- participation was voluntary
- voluntary manslaughter
- voluntary generosity in times of disaster
- voluntary social workers
- a voluntary confession
• Ant:
involuntary
• Similar to:
willful, wilful, freewill, self-imposed, uncoerced,
unforced, willing, unpaid, volunteer
• See Also:
conscious, willing, intended
2. controlled by individual volition
- voluntary motions
- voluntary muscles
• Ant:
involuntary
• Topics:
physiology

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  volunteer, military volunteer
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary, draftee, conscript, inductee